Directed by:
Stephen FrearsScreenplay:
Russell T. DaviesCinematography:
Danny CohenComposer:
Murray GoldCast:
Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw, Daniel Weyman, Fisayo Akinade, David Bamber, Naomi Battrick, Tim Chipping, Michael Culkin, Monica Dolan, Michele Dotrice, Dyfan Dwyfor (more)Episodes(3)
Plots(1)
A Very English Scandal is the shocking true story of the first British politician to stand trial for conspiracy to murder. It's the late 1960s, homosexuality has only just been decriminalized, and Jeremy Thorpe (Hugh Grant), the leader of the Liberal party and the youngest leader of any British political party in a hundred years, has a secret he's desperate to hide. As long as Norman Scott (Ben Whishaw), his vociferous ex-lover is around, Thorpe's brilliant career is at risk, and eventually Thorpe can see only one way to silence Scott for good. The trial of Jeremy Thorpe changed politics forever as the British public discovered the darkest secrets of the Establishment and the lengths they’d go to conceal them. (HBO Europe)
(more)Cast
![Adrian Scarborough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712265_cad7e0.jpg)
Adrian Scarborough
UK
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Miranda (2009) (series)
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Paul Sloss
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A Very English Scandal (2018) (series)
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![Jason Watkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/974/163974995_7cec8f.png)
Jason Watkins
UK
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The Crown (2016) (series)
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![Morgan Watkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/301/163301929_b664c8.jpg)
![Susan Wooldridge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/254/159254676_f844ff.jpg)
Susan Wooldridge
UK
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The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
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Miroslav Zaruba
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The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
A Very English Scandal (2018) (series)
Richard Price
UK
Best series:
Peaky Blinders (2013) (series)
The Crown (2016) (series)
Hustle (2004) (series)
Chris Ashby
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Skins (2007) (series)
A Very English Scandal (2018) (series)
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![Nicholas Blane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/669/161669050_438fe6.jpg)
Nicholas Blane
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![Ben Moor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/156/158156363_2320df.jpg)
Ben Moor
UK
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![Alice Orr-Ewing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/585/158585043_68e141.jpg)
![Flora Montgomery](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/517/517880_baac6d.jpg)
Flora Montgomery
UK
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The Crown (2016) (series)
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A Very English Scandal (2018) (series)
![Paul Hilton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/693/161693499_3eb29e.png)
Paul Hilton
UK
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![Patrick Barlow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/462/162462329_9c04f9.jpg)
Patrick Barlow
UK
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Miranda (2009) (series)
A Very English Scandal (2018) (series)
Absolutely Fabulous (1992) (series)
Nigel Hastings
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Peaky Blinders (2013) (series)
Hustle (2004) (series)
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Pablo Raybould
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A Very English Scandal (2018) (series)
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![Patrick Marber](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/673/162673486_e43829.jpg)
Patrick Marber
UK
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![Paul Freeman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267409_5cad4f.jpg)
Paul Freeman
UK
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John Bett
UK
Best series:
A Very English Scandal (2018) (series)
Vanity Fair (1998) (series)
Rebus (2000) (series)
Caleb Roberts
Best series:
A Very English Scandal (2018) (series)